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Hi please could you help in looking on buying a new camera and was looking at the
CANON EOS Rebel 450D/XSi - NIKON D5000 -NIKON D3000 - SONY A380 please could you help me out i will be using it for motor sports ie bikes and hoping to get some good shots and confused which one is best.
many thanks

steve
 
stevep1234 said:
Hi please could you help in looking on buying a new camera and was looking at the
CANON EOS Rebel 450D/XSi - NIKON D5000 -NIKON D3000 - SONY A380 please could you help me out i will be using it for motor sports ie bikes and hoping to get some good shots and confused which one is best.
many thanks

steve
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Well canon have released 2 newer models on from the 450D, the 500D and 550D, plus another entry level body in the 1000D just to update you.

Most of the entry level camera's from the different manufacturers are pretty much on par with each other, so my advice is go and try them out, see which one you feel comfortable using, see which one you feel the easiest to use, each brand has its own layout and ways of setting the camera up. Find the 1 your like.

I found the canon XXXD range of camera's too small and awkward to use, so I bought into the XXD range (slightly more expensive), although you can pick up earlier models on the 2nd hand market at reasonable affordable prices meaning you have better camera for your $$$, especially when it comes to autofocus etc.

Nikon have a nice range of camera's, for me personally, the lack of an inbuilt motor puts me off the beginner models like the D3000/5000, so I would look at the D80 or D90 models which will allow you to use a large selection of nikon's older lenses.

Can't, comment on Sony or Pentax, or Olympus, but they all offer good entry level camera's, but what you need to look at as well, is the selection of lenses available for each brand, as you are buying into a system of a camera body and interchangeable lenses, so you'll need to see whether the brand or 3rd party manufactures offer the selection of lenses you require for the type of photography you want to take up.

For motorsport, you'll need a good lens, somewhere in the range 100-400mm as this will give you the reach you'll require at most racing tracks due to the fencing and safety barriers unless you hold media accreditation.

So you'll also need to be looking to spend another £600 min on a reasonable lens like say the sigma 120-400mm f4.5-5.6 which would get you started, however, that lens is near the bottom of the heap, you could easily pay £1000-4000 for a better spec'd lens depending on how serious you are.

So what budget are you looking at to purchase this camera?

Peter
 
Thanks for the advice i will take a good look before i buy and look at the d90
i was thinking about £500 as it will be my first real dslr camera i have a bridge camera at the mo a looking to upgrade soon.

many thanks
Steve
 
I got a D5000 and love it but I'm now going to sell it on and get a D90 instead. Its quite a bit more money but i'd like the extra controls, better viewfinder/screen etc.. The D5000 has the same sensor as the D90 so image quality is the same for both (not so for the D3000 though, if you can afford it look at the D5000 at least) If you think you'll get into it and want the extra controls at you fingertips down the line then definitely aim for a D90.
 
Hi and welcome:)

The best advice is that all the cameras and you haven't considered them all by a long shot take good photographs, but, it is you that makes them great.

Asking what other people buy is ok but buying a camera is personal and subjective. What one person likes another dislikes.

so..........

Go and try all the different makes and buy the one that

Fits YOUR budget

Feels good in YOUR hands

Has a control and menu system YOU find intuitive
 
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